Pasta bake with sour cream and spring onions

shain · November 7, 2020

500g short hollow pasta - I use Gomiti (elbows) but you can use penne or any similar shape.
200-250 g sour cream
300-350 fromage blanc or another mildly tart "farmer 's cheese" such as tvorog or quark
6 medium eggs (or 5 large ones)
8-10 spring onions, thinly sliced
apx 6 tbsp chopped parsley
2 garlic loves, minced
Optional: 2 tsp nutritional yeast (or a bit of MSG)
salt to taste (1.5 tsp)
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper

Bread crumbs topping:

Mix everything but the pasta and bread crumbs topping in a large bowl.
Boil pasta in salted water slightly short of al-dante.
Briefly wash the pasta to stop further cooking and drain well.
Mix in with the batter.
Melt the butter and mix with 7 tbsp bread crumbs and a bit of salt.
Grease a baking pan or mold - I much prefer a silicone mold, but you can also use a springform pan.
Cover the bottom of the pan with the buttery breadcrumbs.
Top with the remaining 2 tbsp of breadcrumbs.
Gently pour the pasta mixture on top.
Bake at 190dC for apx 35 minutes, until set. You may need to cover the pan if it seems to be drying.
Cool for a few minutes before flipping over a sheet pan.
You may have loose breadcrumbs, put them back on top.
When ready to serve, put under a medium-strong broiler until crisp and browned.